As healthcare costs continue to escalate, the prevalence of chronic disease sufferers is set to increase. The Centers for Disease Control estimate that treating chronic illness accounts for 75% of the nation’s $1.4 trillion medical costs. As a means to not just reduce costs and improve efficiencies, but more importantly increase the quality of care for CD sufferers, the healthcare industry is waking up to the latent value in mobile/wireless applications.
The omnipresent wireless technology available today represents a very real opportunity for healthcare providers, practitioners and patients to join forces to more effectively manage chronic disease. There are a host of applications and devices currently being tested and trialed, yet the greatest limitation to market advancement is the absence of widely accepted business models and
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reimbursement mechanisms.
American Conference Institute announces it proud to announce this important healthcare-technology event, at which industry stakeholders will gather to examine cost-saving mobile solutions and strategies to improve healthcare delivery for chronic disease.
Gain insight from industry-thought leaders such as:
- Paul Nice, Vice President of Federal Health Programs, UnitedHealth Group
- David L. Horwitz, M.D., Ph.D., Worldwide Vice President, Clinical Affairs and Evidence Based Medicine, LifeScan, Inc.
- Thomas L. Johnson, Executive Director, Medicaid Health Plans of America
- Kevin McMahon, CEO, Diabetech
- Lana Vukovljak, CEO, American Association of Diabetes Educators
- David Whitlinger, President and Board Chairman, Continua Health Alliance and Director for Healthcare Device Standards at Intel
- James Mault, Ph.D., Director of New Products and Business Development, Health Solutions Group at Microsoft Corporation
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Attend this Executive-Level Summit to:
- Explore new trends in use of wireless technologies for better chronic disease management
- Evaluate new viable economic models for reimbursement
- Learn best practices for implementing self-management programs for diabetes and cardiac patients
- Identify cost reduction strategies for both the patients and healthcare providers using preventative techniques
- Understand how leveraging electronic medical records can aid in chronic disease management
- Leverage the key business drivers for establishing a mobile healthcare strategy
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